Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice
Mar. 27-31, 2008
Directed by B. Michael Quale
Sponsored by Western Cooperative Credit Union
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, the first collaboration between Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, tells the story of a young man named Joseph living in the land of Canaan. His father's favorite son, Joseph is perhaps a little spoiled. While the rest of his brothers are forced to wear sheepskin, he struts around in a fabulous rainbow-colored coat, a gift from his adoring father. The rest of Joseph's brothers aren't too pleased with the situation, and when Joseph goes so far as to tell them of a dream he has had in which their stacks of wheat bow down to his stack of wheat, they decide they have finally had enough.
Joseph's brothers abduct him, destroy his cherished coat, and toss him into a pit to perish. But when a group of Ishmaelites come trotting by on their donkeys at the last minute, the brothers have a change of heart and decide not to murder Joseph, but rather to sell him into slavery. Either way, he's out of their hair, and this way, they make a little extra cash. So they slaughter a goat, bloody up Joseph's coat of many colors, and return to their father, feigning great sorrow at the unfortunate death of their poor brother Joseph.
Joseph, however, will not be put down so easily. After being sold to an Egyptian property owner and serving a brief stint in prison, he uses his dream-reading abilities to secure an interview with the Pharoah who is so impressed with the young man that he immediately appoints him Minister of Agriculture. Years later, when a severe famine hits the land, Joseph's brothers come begging for employment. Realizing that they don't recognize him, Joseph decides to stage a little surprise for his would-be murderers before he allows everyone to live happily ever after.
Lasting only fifteen minutes when it was originally presented as a cantata at the Colet Court School in London on March 1, 1968, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat was revised five years later by Webber and Rice, expanded to 40 minutes, and presented at the West End. It was expanded again, this time to 90 minutes, before its first New York production at the Boston Academy of Music in 1976. In 1981, the show opened at an East Village theatre and ran 77 performances before moving to the Royale on January 27, 1982, where it remained for 747 performances. The Royale cast featured Bill Hutton (Joseph), Laurie Beechman (Narrator), and Tom Carter (Pharoah). During the Broadway run, Hutton was succeeded by Andy Gibb and David Cassidy. The 2000 film version features Donny Osmand.
CAST
Narrator 1………………..Jay Reinke
Narrator 2………………..Paula Swenson
Joseph………………..JC LaBar
Jacob………………..Gary Pozgay
Reuben………………..Ted Lindseth
Simeon………………..Steve Christensen
Levi………………..Jonathon Abuhl
Naphthali………………..Kevin Duttenhefner
Isachar………………..Dan Christham
Dan………………..Gordon Anderson
Asher………………..Josh Johansen
Zebulun………………..Jamie Hoggarth
Gad………………..Andrew Martin
Benjamin………………..Schyler Abuhl
Judah………………..Cameron Schiessl
Potiphar………………..Dan Christham
Pharoah………………..Jamie Hoggarth
Jacob's Wife………………..Penny Pozgay
Levi's Wife………………..Laura Abuhl
Reubin's Wife………………..Allison Irgens
Judah's Wife………………..Darcy Klasna
Napthali's Wife………………..Susan LaBar
Isaachar's Wife………………..Jean Lindvig
Zubulun's Wife………………..Tara Morenski
Asher's Wife………………..Karen Riekeman
Simeon's Wife………………..Andrea Reinke
Dan's Wife………………..Jennifer Sommerfeld
Gad's Wife………………..Heidi Ryen
Potiphar's Wife………………..Susan LaBar
Young Women:
Katie Hagen, Michelle MacSteves, Mallory Nygard, Rachel Richter, Clara Reinke, Theresa Schneider
Dancers:
Katie Esterby, Hayley Johnson, Aislinn Larsen, Angela Lindvig, Jessica Holte, Lexi Fixen
Children:
Bremen Abuhl, Olivia Abuhl, Michael MacSteves, Paul MacSteves, Emily Morenski, Christopher Pozgay, Eric Reinke, Mary Reinke, Julia Christensen, Ann Reinke
CREW
Director………………..B. Michael Quale
Set & Costume Designer………………..B. Michael Quale
Choreographer………………..Angela Lundby
Stage Manager………………..Eric Pozgay
Sound Technician………………..Eric Pozgay
Light Technician………………..Maureen Healy
Costumes:
Penny Pozgay, Andrea Reinke, Darcy Klasna, Allison Irgens, Jennifer Sommerfeld, Susan LaBar, Kathleen Sinclair
Set Construction:
Duane Anderson, Gordon Anderson, Kevin Duttenhefner, Steve Christensen, Tara Morenski, Eric Pozgay, B. Michael Quale, Jonathon Abuhl, Olivia Abuhl, Clare Reinke, Mary Reinke, Eric Reinke, Ann Reinke
Goat Design & Construction………………..JC LaBar
Dreamcoat Design & Construction………………..Penny Pozgay
Signs………………..Ann Ronning
Box Office & House Manager………………..Liz Seven
Concessions Manager………………..Mary Jo Harstad
Program………………..Justin Parkinson
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
KUMV, KXMD, Williston Daily Herald, Frontier Museum, Collector's Corner, Western Cooperative Credit Union
